United States v. Perry

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January 5, 2010 No. 08-40775 Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff - Appellee v. MAURICE ANDRE PERRY Defendant - Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 3:05-CR-17-ALL Before HIGGINBOTHAM, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Maurice Andre Perry appeals the district court’s limited grant of his motion for a sentence reduction. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Perry contends that the district court erred by failing to afford him the opportunity to review and comment on the addendum to the presentence report (PSR) that was prepared in connection with his motion. The Government does not dispute that Perry was entitled to an opportunity to review and comment on the PSR prior to the district court’s * Pursuant to 5TH CIR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR . R. 47.5.4. No. 08-40775 ruling. See United States v. Mueller, 168 F.3d 186, 189 (5th Cir. 1999). We conclude that on this record, we cannot determine whether the district court considered the merits of the arguments raised in Perry’s untimely motion for reconsideration, nor can we conclude that any error was harmless. See id.; United States v. Andrews, 390 F.3d 840, 846 & n.9 (5th Cir. 2004). Accordingly, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand to permit the district court to consider the arguments asserted by Perry in his motion for reconsideration. We express no opinion on the disposition of Perry’s motion on remand. VACATED AND REMANDED. 2